Fire Pit Ash Make GREAT Cucumbers!

[John Gusmano]

I wanted to share this with you guys! I did an experiment when I was planting my gardens this spring and it’s work out better than I could of hoped….

We have a large fire pit, we have a lot of fires in it throughout the year…a lot of fires. Well, all of the ash builds up over time, so I decided to mix quite a bit of it into my cucumber garden bed…..fellas, it worked out amazing! My cucumbers are flourishing better than anyone else’s that I know who is growing them.

All I did for the ash is took a piece of hardware cloth over a 5 gallon bucket and sifted scoops of fire pit ash into the bucket, that’s it.

Give this a try next spring and see how it works for you! I did it and couldn’t be happier!

[soldim]

Aug 9, 2014 6:59:44 GMT -5 John Gusmano said:

I wanted to share this with you guys! I did an experiment when I was planting my gardens this spring and it’s work out better than I could of hoped….

We have a large fire pit, we have a lot of fires in it throughout the year…a lot of fires. Well, all of the ash builds up over time, so I decided to mix quite a bit of it into my cucumber garden bed…..fellas, it worked out amazing! My cucumbers are flourishing better than anyone else’s that I know who is growing them.

All I did for the ash is took a piece of hardware cloth over a 5 gallon bucket and sifted scoops of fire pit ash into the bucket, that’s it.

Give this a try next spring and see how it works for you! I did it and couldn’t be happier!

Thanks, that sounds like a good plan! I've got quite a bit of ashes, but am reluctant dumping it straight int the garden or compost heap. Looking forward to a cukes bumper crop next year!!!

[John Gusmano]

Just make sure you sift the ash with some hardware cloth into a 5 gallon bucket or something similar, and you should have great results!

[soldim]

Aug 25, 2014 6:06:05 GMT -5 John Gusmano said:

Just make sure you sift the ash with some hardware cloth into a 5 gallon bucket or something similar, and you should have great results!

I used a .25 mm (~60 mesh) sieve, so it should be fine for that. (We use the ash normally for storing dried sausages -- a French recipe).

[srbond]

All the ash out my woodstove goes right into my garden all winter long in the snow and mixed into the soil in the spring and we always have the biggest, fullest garden in the neighborhood. I've never sifted any of it except run a magnet out of an old speaker if you use any pellets for kindling because of the nails

[rhyla]

Have to try this. I have a heck of a time growing cucumbers and they're one of my favorite vegetables.

[John Gusmano]

My cucumbers just stopped producing about a week ago…. Not a bad run. I am using the ash again next year for sure!

[wheelervillejerry]

John, I've heard lots of talk this winter abut how well ash works with Blueberry's as well.  I'll have an update later in '15 on how this works out for me.

[histopicker]

Feb 22, 2015 7:10:30 GMT -5 wheelervillejerry said:

John, I've heard lots of talk this winter abut how well ash works with Blueberry's as well.  I'll have an update later in '15 on how this works out for me.

We look forward to your results!